A few weeks ago, a website made a video that intended to show how the "Nexus 6P" will do in a series of tests. They did a scratch test, a heat test, and the last one was a bend test. And to cut to the chase, the result was rather unfortunate. It turns out that the "Nexus 6P", to quote GSMarena, the phone "bends like a candy bar" on a warm sunny day.
But the experiment did not end there. The news did not go down pretty well on some fans. People questioned how legit the video is, as well as how the test was executed, and of course, the authenticity of the "Nexus 6P" that was used. The testing team addressed the doubts and decided to do it one more time, this time focusing solely on the bend test using a brand new device.
As boring as it is to see the same result, that's exactly what happened. The "Nexus 6P" still bent like a candy bar. The main reason why the phone cannot stand the bending is probably the dovetail joints that the manufacturer used as they attach plastic to the aluminum body, which, as what we have witnessed, isn't exactly the best way to go in making a smartphone. The joint breaks effortlessly, leading to the popping of the display, which clearly was a sign of the phone's stress. With the screen being unable to provide support, plus the smartphone's other weak spots in the metal areas, and not to mention that there is no support at the sides, the phone bends in half when induced.
But one thing to keep in mind in these experiments is that these kinds of failures in bend tests mean that the phone cannot handle stress in extreme conditions. Meaning, the phone can still function as normal as long as it isn't put in an extreme situation where it has to face bending. Furthermore, it's actually quite a rare case that your phone has to be bent accidentally, so if you own a "Nexus 6P", you don't really need to panic.
The only conclusion that we can draw from this, is that Huawei still has a lot of work to do in order to create a sturdier smartphone. "Nexus 6P" is not as strong as the other phones which passed the same test that it was put in, e.g. the "iPhone 6S".
